The so-called "Birther Queen" lost her campaign for California secretary of state earlier this cycle, so now she's trying to get Republicans elected to Congress.

The problem: They want nothing to do with Orly Taitz, an Israeli émigré who has racked up tens of thousands of dollars in court fines for filing frivolous lawsuits challenging President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship.

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In a series of close contests - she's backed Van Tran in California, Joe Heck in Nevada and Steve Pearce in New Mexico so far - her help is raising a thorny issue that has already tripped up several Republicans this cycle, and they're running away from her.

"Joe's never met Orly. He's not a birther. If she considers herself the queen of the birthers - if that's the only thing that her endorsement is based on, she's not in line with Joe," said Heck spokeswoman Mari Nakashima.

"Let me tell you all we have to say about that," Van Tran campaign manager George Andrews said. "We never sought her endorsement, and we never even received her endorsement on file," he said.

Andrews initially offered to allow POLITICO to interview the candidate, but changed course after he learned Tran would be asked about Taitz.

Pearce, the only one of the three who has had a public brush regarding a Taitz endorsement, said through a campaign spokesman that he's never been in touch with Taitz.

"I've never even heard that name before to be honest, and I can tell that she has not contacted us," said Pearce spokesman Jason Heffley. "To elaborate on our comments from last weekend, Steve believes that President Obama is a duly elected president and a U.S. citizen, and that's his view."

At a rally earlier this month, a supporter asked Pearce's position "on Barack Obama, if he is in fact a Kenyan-born Indonesian Muslim."

Pearce is in a toss-up race against Democratic Rep. Harry Teague. Heck is running against Rep. Dina Titus, a top Republican target and Van Tran has mounted a strong challenge to Rep. Loretta Sanchez.

Pearce's comments sparked Democratic attacks, including a fundraising e-mail from the New Mexico Democratic Party that asked volunteers to "help us reject Congressman Pearce and his extreme views." Birther remarks have also become an issue in two Michigan House races, where Republicans Tim Walberg and Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski have both faced questions about their views on Obama's citizenship.

"It is extremely important for us to have a legitimate president, and Democrats are not going to take this issue to the floor of the House," Taitz told POLITICO. "We know if they stay in power, nothing is going to change. If there is change in Congress, it is a chance that this will be heard, and this is the main reason why I am going to candidates."

Taitz doesn't think her support will backfire on the candidates she's supporting. "Truthfully, it's never hurt anybody," she said, pointing to recent polls that show as many as 31 percent of Republicans think Obama is a Muslim. "People just want to know. They aren't necessarily Republicans," she said.

But Taitz's involvement gives an opening to Democrats, who have seized on her support. "The fact that Orly Taitz - who espouses fully debunked theories, not just about President Obama's birthplace but also dangerous claims about the U.S. government building labor camps for dissidents and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez controlling U.S. voting machines - has endorsed these Republican candidates raises serious questions," said Andy Stone, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "Do these Republicans back Taitz's outlandish and delusional ideas?"

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If you haven't looked into the facts - Obama dad was British thus he is not a "2nd generation citizen AKA Natural born" thus he is ineligable for Presidency and is a Tratior. Both parents had to be US to be "Natural Born" the Hawaii issue doesn't matter. The "birther" label is a push by the leftist media to try to label and marginalize the truth seeker and or knowers.

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If you haven't looked into the facts - Obama dad was British thus he is not a "2nd generation citizen AKA Natural born" thus he is ineligable for Presidency and is a Tratior. Both parents had to be US to be "Natural Born" the Hawaii issue doesn't matter. The "birther" label is a push by the leftist media to try to label and marginalize the truth seeker and or knowers.

You see all whom just read this Ariticle either know the truth and don't care aka the liberal socialist or are lazy and never dared to read outside the propaganda machine controlled by Main stream media. Just go to Obamacrimes.com and I challage you to read all the information.

If you haven't looked into the facts - Obama dad was British thus he is not a "2nd generation citizen AKA Natural born" thus he is ineligable for Presidency and is a Tratior. Both parents had to be US to be "Natural Born" the Hawaii issue doesn't matter. The "birther" label is a push by the leftist media to try to label and marginalize the truth seeker and or knowers.

You see all whom just read this Ariticle either know the truth and don't care aka the liberal socialist or are lazy and never dared to read outside the propaganda machine controlled by Main stream media. Just go to Obamacrimes.com and I challage you to read all the information.

If you haven't looked into the facts - Obama dad was British thus he is not a "2nd generation citizen AKA Natural born" thus he is ineligable for Presidency and is a Tratior. Both parents had to be US to be "Natural Born" the Hawaii issue doesn't matter. The "birther" label is a push by the leftist media to try to label and marginalize the truth seeker and or knowers.

You see all whom just read this Ariticle either know the truth and don't care aka the liberal socialist or are lazy and never dared to read outside the propaganda machine controlled by Main stream media. Just go to Obamacrimes.com and I challage you to read all the information.

If you haven't looked into the facts - Obama dad was British thus he is not a "2nd generation citizen AKA Natural born" thus he is ineligable for Presidency and is a Tratior. Both parents had to be US to be "Natural Born" the Hawaii issue doesn't matter. The "birther" label is a push by the leftist media to try to label and marginalize the truth seeker and or knowers.

You see all whom just read this Ariticle either know the truth and don't care aka the liberal socialist or are lazy and never dared to read outside the propaganda machine controlled by Main stream media. Just go to Obamacrimes.com and I challage you to read all the information.

If you haven't looked into the facts - Obama dad was British thus he is not a "2nd generation citizen AKA Natural born" thus he is ineligable for Presidency and is a Tratior. Both parents had to be US to be "Natural Born" the Hawaii issue doesn't matter. The "birther" label is a push by the leftist media to try to label and marginalize the truth seeker and or knowers.

You see all whom just read this Ariticle either know the truth and don't care aka the liberal socialist or are lazy and never dared to read outside the propaganda machine controlled by Main stream media. Just go to Obamacrimes.com and I challage you to read all the information.

If you haven't looked into the facts - Obama dad was British thus he is not a "2nd generation citizen AKA Natural born" thus he is ineligable for Presidency and is a Tratior. Both parents had to be US to be "Natural Born" the Hawaii issue doesn't matter. The "birther" label is a push by the leftist media to try to label and marginalize the truth seeker and or knowers.

You see all whom just read this Ariticle either know the truth and don't care aka the liberal socialist or are lazy and never dared to read outside the propaganda machine controlled by Main stream media. Just go to Obamacrimes.com and I challage you to read all the information.

If you haven't looked into the facts - Obama dad was British thus he is not a "2nd generation citizen AKA Natural born" thus he is ineligable for Presidency and is a Tratior. Both parents had to be US to be "Natural Born" the Hawaii issue doesn't matter. The "birther" label is a push by the leftist media to try to label and marginalize the truth seeker and or knowers.

You see all whom just read this Ariticle either know the truth and don't care aka the liberal socialist or are lazy and never dared to read outside the propaganda machine controlled by Main stream media. Just go to Obamacrimes.com and I challage you to read all the information.

If you haven't looked into the facts - Obama dad was British thus he is not a "2nd generation citizen AKA Natural born" thus he is ineligable for Presidency and is a Tratior. Both parents had to be US to be "Natural Born" the Hawaii issue doesn't matter. The "birther" label is a push by the leftist media to try to label and marginalize the truth seeker and or knowers.

You see all whom just read this Ariticle either know the truth and don't care aka the liberal socialist or are lazy and never dared to read outside the propaganda machine controlled by Main stream media. Just go to Obamacrimes.com and I challage you to read all the information.

If you haven't looked into the facts - Obama dad was British thus he is not a "2nd generation citizen AKA Natural born" thus he is ineligable for Presidency and is a Tratior. Both parents had to be US to be "Natural Born" the Hawaii issue doesn't matter. The "birther" label is a push by the leftist media to try to label and marginalize the truth seeker and or knowers.

You see all whom just read this Ariticle either know the truth and don't care aka the liberal socialist or are lazy and never dared to read outside the propaganda machine controlled by Main stream media. Just go to Obamacrimes.com and I challage you to read all the information.